That's hilarious guys! Oh, and Adam, those little clipons for the cap most of us up here get at a good hardware store. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

Never built a ROP but that is a classic hotwire mod. I did build a Mag85, which uses 9xAA NiMH cells to overdrive an 1185 bulb. It's ~1200 lumens, but runtime isn't so great LOL.

Was working around the house with the FIL last year and he grabbed the Mag85 to use it for something. He noted it was really bright. I was up in the attic and didn't see what he did with it, but a few minutes later I noticed a burning smell. We were running electrical wires for some ceiling fans, so I triple checked that wasn't the cause. I climbed down from the attic wondering WTF was happening. Turns out he had left the Mag85 switched on, placed head down on my desk, for several minutes. I could see the smoke coming out from under the light. It didn't start an actual fire, but probably would have if there was more fresh air available under the head. It did char the hell out of my desk. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> Since that little incident I've kept that bad boy light segregated from the others so it won't cause any trouble. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" />

Why spend your hard earned money on a good light, get a GREAT light!
Heck, your the one who has to see with the darn thing.

Here's what I've been using from Surefire:

L2 outdoorsmen; awsome for a pocket sized light that lives in the Jeep console and you can hold in your teeth.
Also clips to the bill of your hat. It takes 2 CR123 lithium batteries that last about 9 months with regular use.

U2; cool, it has up down power settings but I don't like the adjustment method and you can't hold it in your teeth.
Sold it.Also 2 CR123.

For flat out blinding everything with eyeballs within a square mile the M4 Devastator is the weapon of choice.
4 CR123's with 2 different bulbs for brightness.
Crenlated bezel for opening eyebrows like Tyson.
Chuck Norris has this light.

I've had and broken dozens of flashlights. There's a veritable flashlight graveyard in the bottom drawer of my workbench. I could have bought 10 Surefires with all the money I spent on chaep lights and batteries over the years.

Here's what I've found with some common brands:

Pelican makes durable plastic lights.Lens scratch easily.
Maglight makes night sticks with a xenon bulb that breaks every time you drop it or low output led.
Ultrafire makes cheap copys of Surefires lights that get hot and eat CR123's after a few hours. Blue or purple light.
Black Diamonds have poor switches.
Petzels are ok but prone to corrosion at the battery terminals.
Innova lights are good quality but I have yet to see one thats not blue light. I prefer white light personally.
Gerber lights are kind of fun. Green, red, blue, UV leds and such but I wouldn't rely on one in a cave.

Yeah Surefires are expensive but so it a good hammer.

The 2 cell SF lights are getting much cheaper, $40 range. Well worth it in my opinion.

FWIW-
That 4AA Pelican LED I was talking about. I've been using it at work, since I don't belong to new FD yet. I left it on the frame rail of a truck yesterday at about 3pm. Still bright as anything and running strong when I came across it at about 10am today! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
That's pretty good battery life, any way you slice it!

4 of my 5 Inova lights seem white to me. But then, the 5th one is an ultraviolet. It looks really blue.

I've never had an Inova fail me either. They were my first LED lights, and I kept buying them. The 1 watt single was the brightest available the day I bought it. I'd still like to get the 2 watt just to round out the set. Gotta find a cheaper way to buy CR123s. The 2 single AA lights that I bought cast a really good, narrow beam as long as you keep in mind that they only use one battery. I keep one of those in my desk at work. Comes in handy when I have to look inside a computer or spotlight the occasional fly maggot.

A friend of mine works for this company here in Monterey. They sell mil-spec stuff to SF and SWAT

http://www.laserdevices.com/product.php?id=148

Don't think this was posted already, but http://www.lapolicegear.com/ has some good lights too.